Is there any expiry date for liquors?

Question

Liquor meaning preparations like scotch whiskey, brandy,rum, gin,beer etc

Answer 1

None of these products have expiration dates, but many of them can and will spoil. As far as I know, vodka and gin are the only two spirits that do not spoil. Everything else is susceptible to oxidation. Once opened, oxygen will eventually spoil almost anything. Scotch whisky, and other whiskies such as bourbons are all prone to spoilage, and bottles should be consumed within a year after opening. The same goes for rum, and especially brandy, since it is distilled from grapes. Many of these spirits state an age, but once they are bottled, the aging process is stopped, and keeping them in the bottle any longer will not add to their character.

Wines and beers, on the other hand, are different. It is a common misconception that the older a wine is, the better it gets. This may be true with certain wines, but only specific and very special wines can withstand the test of time and continue to improve with bottle age. With beer, it is becoming more popular to create "bottle agers." For example, certain Dogfish Head (a microbrewery from Delaware) beers are made to be aged for over a year in the bottle. Wines are prone to oxidation as well, and spoil much quicker than liquors. I would not recommend drinking most wines that have been opened for more than five days, and beers lose their carbonation very quickly, so they should be drunk as soon as they are opened.

Answer 2

Liquor has a shelf life of about 2 years after you open it, or indefinitely in a sealed bottle. It will still be drinkable and more important, alsoholic but it's quality is not as good the longer it's opened. Wine starts to oxidize immediately after you open it. Red wine should be drank within a few hours and white wine can stay overnight if it's chilled. Again, this is for quality purposes. The wine will slowly turn to vinegar over time. And to correct the first answer not all wine gets better with age. 90% of the bottles at the local wine shop are meant for consumption in 3 to 5 years. Whites generally shouldn't age that long.

Answer 3

Most liquors (especially base liquors such as rum, gin, vodka, and whisky) will keep indefinitely. There's so much alcohol in there that no bacteria which could potentially spoil the drink can live in there. Fortified wines (i.e. wine with extra alcohols added) such as vermouth and sherry should be kept in the refrigerator; wine can spoil and even fortified wines will not be good to drink in a matter of weeks. Cream based liquors such as Bailey's and Tequila Rose should be kept in the refrigerator, and drank within six months of opening.

Despite popular opinion, bottled liquors do not improve with age; once they are in the bottle, any aging that goes on completely stops.

Answer 4

Excluding beer and most wines, there is no expiration date or spoilage date on spirits such as whiskey, gin, vodka, grain alcohol, etc. Any distilled beverage will not spoil. So, if that bottle of Canadian Whiskey has been on the shelf for the last 8 or so years, it is as good as it would have been 7 years ago

Answer 5

For liquors there is no exp date the older the better, for beer the freshest brew is always best.

Answer 6

Hic

Don't you Know old wine is the best Wine.
Buddy liquor Most of them do not have expiray dates infact they just get better and better.

Cheers!

Hic

Answer 7

Mine has a shelf life of about 2-3 days

Answer 8

Look on the bottle or the cap. There is an expiration date, just not too short I guess.

Answer 9

The longer liquor is, the sweeter and better it is. :)

Answer 10

No, there isn't.